Word Meaning 墨に染まれば黒くなる
すみにそまればくろくなる
sumi ni somarebakurokunaru
墨に染まれば黒くなる is read as すみにそまればくろくなる (sumi ni somarebakurokunaru) and means people are formed by their surroundings.
Meaning
English
- people are formed by their surroundings
- walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble
- that which is dyed with ink becomes black
Reading
Kana
すみにそまればくろくなる
Romaji
sumi ni somarebakurokunaru
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12墨付け正月
すみつけしょうがつ
event in which young men and women paint each others' cheeks with black ink or soot during Koshōgatsu (in the San'in region)